Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when you can plant bloodleaf is to check out the USDA zone info for Somerset.

Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

Frost tolerance for bloodleaf:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since bloodleaf are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Somerset is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bloodleaf and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bloodleaf may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Somerset. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Somerset may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Somerset you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your bloodleaf if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Somerset

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Somerset

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Somerset.